2 days agoMember-onlyPODI Command PostPODI Ranch, situated on twenty acres North of town, offers four sites — the Rehearsal Barn (formerly performance-centric), the Personal Trekking Center (formerly sport-centric), the Relations Hub (formerly therapy-centric), and the Command Post (formerly social media-centric). I frequently volunteer at the Command Post, about as close to Iron Man's Jarvis…Storytelling2 min readStorytelling2 min read
5 days agoMember-onlyA Card GameThe old guys hunched up to the bar at Happy Hour for their daily card game. Rufus brought the deck wrapped in a piece of tanned deer hide and revealed them with ritualistic gestures while everyone refrained from drinking until the ceremony was complete. Lars selected first and read aloud…Storytelling2 min readStorytelling2 min read
Sep 18Member-onlySeniorTrekI mentally repeat the mantra, “I’m 68, I’m 68,” throughout my day. I am sixty-eight years old, and it’s been a ride. The final third of a lifetime is unveiling the spiritual realm, in which nothing is to be accomplished except releasing attachment to old stories and unlocking core levels. …Storyteller2 min readStoryteller2 min read
Sep 11Member-onlySenior Story and DanceI got tired of my hectic life in the city and relocated to a small seaside port town to work as a columnist and reporter for the local rag. Culture shock, for sure. There are limited restaurants, no clubs, and a minimum of young adults like myself to hang with—lots…Seniors3 min readSeniors3 min read
Sep 3Member-onlyFinds A Portal HolderProtagonist Carl Ramirez, from FLASH Theme Park, signed up for Level I Story Mapping Guide Training in the spring of 2015. The training turned his life sideways, like opening an ancient lock. He went from Target Stock Boy to a Mapping Guide in six months, and, as the normative writer…Storyteller2 min readStoryteller2 min read
Aug 25Member-onlyMichaelI lived a troubled life, beginning with entry into a Legacy Family System in which my Symptom Bearer Role went unrecognized until finally, I took my life to the Other Side. From my new perspective, I look back on those impacted by my Surface Life excursion. I want to recognize…Storyteller3 min readStoryteller3 min read
Aug 20Member-onlyCharacter Freedom ExpressionI have a rich character database built-up from my many years of life experience. But, as my characters demand more expressive freedom, I must release my past notes from the previous filing system. For example, I dislike Fear Spikes. I see them as an expression of weakness, and when they…Writers Life2 min readWriters Life2 min read
Aug 14Member-onlyA Musical DanceStiff & Inflexible: A Musical Dance in Three Acts A 4TH Musical Project Act I A Balladeer sings: Stiff and Inflexible Where are you? Are you locked inside Unseen Unheard Masked and unrecognizable? Stiff and Inflexible Where are you? Yoga flow Therapy health Do little but Call you something else …Musical Theatre3 min readMusical Theatre3 min read
Aug 4Member-onlySymptom BearerThe Symptom Bearer role is complex. Carrying the weight of hidden family feelings is no joke. I’ve come upon ravines to be crossed, rivers to swim, and catacombs to be explored. When interviewed as an Xtreme Symptom Bearer Trekker, I frequently say, “Bearing the weight of the Past is felt…Storyteller2 min readStoryteller2 min read
Aug 1Member-onlyImmersive Visualization DesignMy Mental Command Center is top-of-the-line, similar to Captain Kirk or Tony Stark's set-up. I have an expansive mix desk with sliders, levers, switches, and turning cranks, and I'm constantly updating as Common Language changes. My curved 3-D Immersive Mental Screen is touch and audio sensitive, and there are two…Storyteller2 min readStoryteller2 min read
